Editing Trilogy (section)

===Films===
{{Main|List of feature film series with three entries}}
The increase in sequels in recent years means there are a number of franchises that have produced three films, often with ''II'' and ''III'' appended to their title as an indication. Less obvious film trilogies include:
* Lars von Trier has occasionally referred{{cn|date=December 2022}} to his films as falling into thematic and stylistic trilogies; about the [[Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction|apocalyptic subject matters]] in ''[[Europa trilogy|Europa]]'' trilogy (''[[The Element of Crime]]'' (1984), ''[[Epidemic (film)|Epidemic]]'' (1987), and ''[[Europa (1991 film)|Europa]]'' (1991)); the [[Tragedy|heroine's tragedies]] in [[Golden Heart trilogy|''Golden Heart'' trilogy]] (''[[Breaking the Waves]]'' (1996), ''[[The Idiots]]'' (1998), and ''[[Dancer in the Dark]]'' (2000)); the [[Anti-Americanism|anti-American culture]] in ''Land of Opportunities'' trilogy (''[[Dogville]]'' (2003) and ''[[Manderlay]]'' (2005)); and the [[Art film|artistic imagery portrays graphic sexuality and disturbing violence]] in ''Depression'' trilogy (''[[Antichrist (film)|Antichrist]]'' (2009), ''[[Melancholia (2011 film)|Melancholia]]'' (2011), and ''[[Nymphomaniac (film)|Nymphomaniac]]'' (2013)).
* The ''[[Before trilogy|Before]]'' trilogy consists of three American [[romance film]]s created by [[Richard Linklater]] and starring [[Ethan Hawke]] and [[Julie Delpy]], who both co-wrote the two sequels. It begins with ''[[Before Sunrise]]'' (1995), and continues with ''[[Before Sunset]]'' (2004) and ''[[Before Midnight]]'' (2013).
* The ''Death'' trilogy consists of three [[psychological drama]] films about the human condition and [[Hyperlink cinema|intertwined plots]] with different characters: ''[[Amores perros]]'' (2000), ''[[21 Grams]]'' (2003) and ''[[Babel (film)|Babel]]'' (2006), all directed by [[Alejandro González Iñárritu]] and written by [[Guillermo Arriaga]].